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    But to her, the benefits of Boaler's ideas are evident.

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    The students began the camp convinced they were“not math people,” Boaler says.

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    Boaler, she says, is a major part of the movement to change that.

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    Boaler, whose research focuses on mathematics education, is the co-founder and faculty director of youcubed.

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    Then, on a lark, she emailed Boaler for advice on a state education matter.

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    For Boaler, there is no such thing as a math gene or a math brain.

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    The kids don't get to see them, and most teachers don't know about them, either,” Boaler says.

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    Through her mother's studies, Boaler was exposed to many of the cutting-edge, play-based educational ideas of the day.

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    Boaler suggests flipping the question on its head and asking students how many rectangles they can draw with an area of 24.

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    Here, Boaler explains what holds people back from learning, why praising kids for being“smart” is problematic, and how to embrace moments of struggle:.

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    By adopting richer, more open teaching methods and encouraging kids to adopt a growth mindset, Boaler believes, educators can help students make strides.

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    He had heard about Boaler at a conference of the California Mathematics Council, picked up one of her books, and soon attended a workshop.

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    For Boaler, the test- with its focus on speed, volume and performance- is a big part of why math crushes spirits like no other subject.

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    This chopping up of mathematical concepts, asserts Boaler, is where American math education fails children, and why Felix gets frustrated by her daughter's math homework.

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    Boaler directly influences the teaching of mathematics by educating future teachers in Stanford's STEP program, but her most far-reaching impact is probably through her Stanford-based website.

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    Boaler, a professor at the Graduate School of Education, sees math altogether differently- as a subject of beauty and creativity in which any student can thrive.

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    But Marc Petrie, a middle school math teacher in Orange County, Calif., says Boaler and Youcubed have helped him in a setting where the challenge is undeniable.

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    For instance, Boaler is an advocate of“number talks,” in which students work on a problem- say, 5 x 18- then discuss the different ways each approached it.

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    Boaler is one of those rare and remarkable educators who not only know the secret of great teaching but also know how to give that gift to others.”.

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    And even those who calculate speedily- not a skill Boaler thinks is particularly valuable in the digital age- may end up shrugging off math as a high-pressure hamster wheel.

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    Boaler is a leading voice for a wholly different pedagogy where speed is out, depth is in, and the journey to an answer can be as important as the destination.

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    Boaler is one of those rare and remarkable educators who not only know the secret of great teaching but also know how to give that gift to others,” Dweck wrote.

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    Boaler is one of those rare and remarkable educators who not only know the secret of great teaching but also know how to give that gift to others.”- CAROL DWECK, author of Mindset.

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    Org- which has had more than 24 million page views since it launched in 2015- is stocked with free lesson plans and projects Boaler believes are creative, illuminating and engaging for all students.

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    As a researcher, teacher and evangelist, Boaler is a leading voice for a wholly different pedagogy where speed is out, depth is in, and the journey to an answer can be as important as the destination.

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    Boaler's larger goal isn't just changing classroom tactics, but transforming the mindset that governs who we think can learn math in the first place- the stereotype that reveals itself every time someone says,“I don't do math.”.

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